

These new Viva Engage features will also appear in Yammer web, desktop and mobile apps. The Viva Engage app integrates these experiences into Teams, and introduces new features including storyline and stories. Viva Engage delivers high-value employee experiences including community building, leadership engagement, knowledge sharing, and self-expression. Viva Engage is a new app, integrated in Teams, that surfaces existing and new employee experiences powered by Yammer services. What’s the relationship between Viva Engage and Yammer? There may be users in your organization that receive the new experience earlier than others within this time frame. However, the UX changes that you see here that are different from the Communities will begin roll out at the same time, but only completed by the end of September.

In late August, the app will be automatically updated to the new Viva Engage brand. Viva Engage will be replacing the Yammer Communities app for Microsoft Teams in late August. This means that you can use Viva Engage through Microsoft Teams from a desktop web browser, in Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android device. Viva Engage will be available as an Microsoft Teams app. Viva Engage brings people together across the organization to connect with leaders, coworkers and communities crowdsource answers and ideas share their work and experience and find belonging at work. The Viva Engage app in Teams helps organizations build community, spark engagement with leadership, harness knowledge and answers, and build personal networks.

Viva Engage is a new employee experience that connects people across the company-wherever and whenever they work-so that everyone is included and engaged.
